The above scripture in Mark was Jesus' response to a man who said to Jesus, "Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him mute." "And He asked his father, How long has this been happening to him? And he said, From childhood. It has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us." (Mark 9:17,21-22). Then in Mark 9:25, "When Jesus saw that a crowd was gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, You deaf and mute spirit, I command you come out of him and do not enter him again."
Everywhere Jesus went He performed miracles but when He returned to His home town of Nazareth, Scripture says in Matthew 13:58; "And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief."
Jesus Christ is the same today as He was over 2000 years ago when He lived and walked on the face of this earth and the only thing that ever prevented Him from meeting the needs of the multitudes was their lack of faith. It never was and never will be His inability to perform miracles. Hebrews 11:6; "And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him."
When we come to Him in prayer, with faith, it pleases Him and honors Him and He hears every prayer of those who seek Him. Psalm 34:15, 17-19; "The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous and His ears are open to their cry. The righteous cry, and the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all." Wow! Do we ever need to hear those words in the world we are living in today. What encouraging words!!
What is it that you need from the Lord? What is preventing you from seeking Him regarding that need? Perhaps you like the father of the boy in Mark need to cry out to the Lord, "I do believe, help my unbelief." (Mark 9:24).
Does your faith need to grow? Time spent in the Word of God is the best source you will ever find for building your faith. "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the Word of Christ." (Romans 10:17). Show me a person who spends time in God's Word daily, one who meditates on it, one who doesn't just hear it but one who does it and I will show you a person of faith!
We never test the resources of God until we request the impossible, impossible to man, never impossible to God! (Luke 18:27). Honor God with the enormity of your requests!! Don't project your limitations onto God, that is what causes us to doubt, when we bring God down to our level of understanding. How absurd, the created shrinking the Creator down to their level. If this describes what you are doing, then your idea of God is causing you enormous problems!
Read and behold your God, El Shaddai, the LORD God Almighty!!! Job chapter 38, read Isaiah 40:10-31, Isaiah 44:24-28, Isaiah 45:5-7, 12, 18-19, 21-24.
Always remember that faith coming from the heart and out of the mouth of one of God's children is always pleasing to Him. That knowledge alone should prompt everyone of us to seek Him, seek Him in His Word and our faith will soar and our lives will bring glory to God.
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